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Results

The 1957 Virginia 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Martinsville Speedway race.

Virginia 500

Sunday, May 19th, 1957

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

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  • 7 Ford
  • 8 Chevrolet
  • 2 Mercury
  • 3 Pontiac
  • 1 Plymouth
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 24
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 441 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 57.318
  • Cautions: 3 for 51 laps
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
18 22 24 Barney Oldfield Ford 0 0 356 0 0 running
17 24 71 Bill Bowman Chevrolet 0 0 363 0 0 running
4 6 14 Billy Myers Mercury 0 0 441 201 0 crash
12 16 32 Brownie King Chevrolet 0 0 404 0 0 running
1 14 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 441 113 0 running
19 20 94 Clarence DeZalia Ford 0 0 351 0 0 running
22 15 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 211 0 0 crash
2 10 99 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 441 0 0 running
23 21 28 Eddie Skinner Ford 0 0 146 0 0 rear end
9 7 22 Fireball Roberts Ford 0 0 427 0 0 running
15 18 76 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 388 0 0 running
6 12 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 436 0 0 running
10 23 17 Jim Paschal Mercury 0 0 416 0 0 running
16 11 64 Johnny Allen Plymouth 0 0 377 0 0 clutch
14 19 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 391 0 0 running
5 8 42 Lee Petty Oldsmobile 0 0 440 0 0 running
8 5 98 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 431 0 0 running
7 1 3 Paul Goldsmith Ford 0 0 432 54 0 running
13 9 88 Ralph Earnhardt Oldsmobile 0 0 391 0 0 running
21 13 29 Russ Hepler Pontiac 0 0 270 0 0 bearing
11 2 46 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 409 0 0 running
24 17 421 TA Toomes Dodge 0 0 121 0 0 gasket
20 3 55 Tiny Lund Pontiac 0 0 281 73 0 engine
3 4 50 Tom Pistone Chevrolet 0 0 441 0 0 crash

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